2,231 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,011 311 service requests, 280 DOB permits, 176 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.7. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
12 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$52,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
358 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (251) · Noise (30) · Building/Use (9) · Illegal Parking (7) · Street Condition (5) · Day Care (5).
$47,957,988 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (65 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (2001) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (464) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BILTMORE OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | CHRIS NIEHAUS |
| Managing agent | GREYSTAR |
| Last registered | 2025-07-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $129,166,000 | $58,124,700 |
| 2026 | $135,444,000 | $60,949,800 |
| 2027 | $120,393,000 | $54,176,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gui Steakhouse / Bar 92 / Hwaro | Steakhouse | A | — |
| Starbucks | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Facility Construction, Toilet Facility), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 50 St — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 49 St — N R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 46 St — M20 M104 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 49 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
770 8 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
358 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by GREYSTAR — 19 buildings, 4,542 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 Crown Street | BK | 569 | A |
| 20 Broad Street | MN | 533 | A |
| 770 8 Avenue | MN | 464 | A |
| 7 East 28 Street | MN | 404 | A |
| 420 East 54 Street | MN | 394 | A |
| 461 Dean Street | BK | 363 | A |
| 44-01 Northern Boulevard | QN | 354 | A |
| 180 Broome Street | MN | 263 | A |
| 509 West 38 Street | MN | 225 | A |
| 145 Clinton Street | MN | 211 | A |
| 125 Delancey Street | MN | 195 | A |
| 27-19 44 Drive | QN | 168 | A |
| 290 3 Avenue | MN | 166 | A |
| 225 West 28 Street | MN | 112 | A |
| 110 South 8 Street | BK | 66 | A |
| 62 South 2nd Street | BK | 29 | A |
| 309 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 26 | A |
| 1014520028 | — | — | |
| 1014520030 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $17,785,753 on 2023-03-27 (lender: Sm Finance III LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-27 | AL&R $163,399,503 — from BILTMORE OWNER, LLC to SM FINANCE III LLC | $163,399,503 | |
| 2023-03-27 | Agreement $163,399,503 — from BILTMORE OWNER, LLC to SM FINANCE III LLC | $163,399,503 | |
| 2023-03-27 | Mortgage $17,785,754 — from BILTMORE OWNER, LLC to SM FINANCE III LLC | $17,785,754 | |
| 2018-12-17 | Agreement $138,240,000 — from BILTMORE OWNER, LLC to MESA WEST CORE LENDING FUND, LLC | $138,240,000 | |
| 2018-12-17 | Mortgage $13,635,000 — from BILTMORE OWNER, LLC to MESA WEST CORE LENDING FUND, LLC | $13,635,000 | |
| 2018-12-17 | Mortgage $22,940,000 — from BILTMORE OWNER, LLC to MESA WEST CORE LENDING FUND, LLC | $22,940,000 | |
| 2018-12-04 | RPTT&RET $290,000,000 — from BILTMORE TOWER, LLC to BILTMORE OWNER, LLC | $290,000,000 | |
| 2018-11-27 | Sold for $290,000,000 | $290,000,000 | $625,000 |
| 2005-03-25 | Mortgage $128,200,000 — from BILTMORE TOWER, LLC to FANNIE MAE | $128,200,000 | |
| 2005-03-25 | Mortgage $128,200,000 — from BILTMORE TOWER, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $128,200,000 | |
| 2002-06-10 | Mortgage $145,000,000 — from BILTMORE TOWER, LLC; BILTMORE THEATER, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $145,000,000 | |
| 1997-02-18 | Mortgage $4,600,000 — from J. NED, INC. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $4,600,000 | |
| 1991-07-02 | Mortgage $160,000 — from EMMETT, JOSEPH R TRTEE; GREENE, SADY; EMMETT, STEVEN TRTEE; SADY GREENE REVOCABLE TR to KRONISH, LIEB, ETAL | $160,000 | |
| 1991-06-07 | Mortgage $200,000 — from EMMETT, STEVEN M TRTEE; GREENE, SADY TRTEE; EMMETT, JOSEPH R TRTEE; SADY GREENE REVOCABLE to NAGAR, SAM; RUDGERS, SEYMOUR | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 52 |
| 2018 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 87 |
| 2019 | 56 | 35 | 103 | 1 | 11 | 206 |
| 2020 | 34 | 37 | 139 | 0 | 5 | 215 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 155 |
| 2022 | 18 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 7 | 121 |
| 2023 | 38 | 7 | 158 | 9 | 5 | 217 |
| 2024 | 30 | 2 | 184 | 0 | 6 | 222 |
| 2025 | 21 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 6 | 119 |
| 2026 | 7 | 25 | 88 | 2 | 6 | 128 |
Every one of the 2,231 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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